Texas A&M's Nick Harvey (1) breaks away from Prairie View A&M wide receiver Demarquo Lastrappe (87) for a 73 yard punt return for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, in College Station, Texas.(Photo: Sam Craft, AP)

Harvey’s visit was a week after he visited South Carolina for its spring game.

The Lancaster, Texas, native, who was a Top 100 national prospect in the 2014 recruiting class, redshirted last year after offseason knee surgery.

Just a few months after Texas A&M made a coaching change from Kevin Sumlin to Jimbo Fisher, Harvey announced his decision to pursue a transfer.

With the Aggies, Harvey played at cornerback or nickel in 38 of 39 games, including 12 starts in 2016. Harvey has one career interception but also 14 pass deflections. Harvey ranked fourth on the team in 2016 with 66 tackles, including 46 solo tackles, and had sporadic playing time on special teams as a punt returner.

With spring practices ending last week, Auburn hasn’t been necessarily hiding depth issues in the secondary. The Tigers lost both of last year's starting safeties to graduation, and Carlton Davis left early for the NFL draft. The Auburn coaching staff moved former wide receiver Noah Igbinoghene to cornerback this spring and the sophomore spent the A-Day scrimmage on defense. Auburn has also been trying to get early enrollees Jamien Sherwood, Traivon Leonard and Quindarious Monday ready to play immediately, especially after a shoulder injury to Jeremiah Dinson during the first quarter of A-Day.

Auburn has had recent success with graduate transfers in the secondary. Former All-Big Ten player Blake Countess played nickel cornerback/safety in Will Muschamp’s defense in 2015. Marshall Taylor, a Miami (Ohio) transfer, made only seven tackles in 2016 after being hampered with injuries suffered in a reported incident involving the dismissal of former tailback Jovon Robinson.

Under coach Gus Malzahn, the Tigers had added offensive lineman Casey Dunn and Wilson Bell along with linebacker T.J. Neal as fifth-year transfers.